Games like The Complex: Expedition

Psychological horror exploration game with VHS filter. Navigate a maze, investigate a lifeform, experience atmospheric tension with multiple endings.

90% positive from 2,555 · 2025 · 6% finish it · Steam Deck Unsupported · Lowest ever $9.99 (2023-07-18)

Horror ExplorationRealisticSingleplayerStory Rich Psychological Horror

Six games like The Complex: Expedition

POOLS

95% positive from 3,459 reviews2024Deck Verified

This is a first-person exploration game focused on atmosphere and environmental storytelling. Players navigate abstract, liminal spaces using sound and environmental cues, experiencing a sense of dread and isolation.

What players likedPlayers praise POOLS as the best liminal space/Backrooms walking simulator, offering stunning visuals, immersive sound design, and an unsettling atmosphere.

The catchNo threat, no story and no objectives, so it becomes a boring walk.

Both are tagged Realistic, Psychological Horror and Exploration.

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[Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号

86% positive from 1,122 reviews202444% finish itDeck Playable

This is a first-person horror game where players find anomalies on a Japanese bullet train. It features exploration and observation with two endings.

What players likedPlayers praise this anomaly-finding game, similar to Exit 8 and Platform 8, for its challenging, subtle differences within a bullet train.

The catchThe anomalies are too easy to spot and the game is barely scary at all.

Both are tagged Realistic, Psychological Horror and Horror.

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IMMORTALITY

84% positive from 1,942 reviews202234% finish itDeck Verified

An interactive film trilogy where players match cut through footage to solve a mystery, featuring a cinematic teleportation mechanic and a dark, investigative feel.

What players likedPlayers praise its satisfying mystery-solving and discovery, comparing it to Sam Barlow's "Her Story" but with a focus on film reels.

The catchFinding clips means clicking objects at random, which becomes repetitive busywork.

Both are tagged Realistic, Story Rich and Horror.

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Backrooms: Lost Tape

82% positive from 1,391 reviews202223% finish itDeck Playable

This is a photorealistic walking simulator with a mystery narrative, featuring exploration of liminal spaces and puzzle-solving. Players uncover story through collectible tapes while avoiding entities.

What players likedPlayers praise its strong "Level 0" and balanced mix of unsettling liminal spaces, chases, and jumpscares, offering a smooth experience even on lower-end PCs.

The catchA recent engine update wrecked performance, dropping players to single digit frame rates.

Both are tagged Psychological Horror, Exploration and Horror.

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Snail Simulator

98% positive from 1,277 reviews2023Deck Playable

An online game in which everyone plays a snail, crawling the low-poly world of Snearth, picking up hats and turning up to monthly snail parties.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique, relaxing exploration and the surprising satisfaction of its slow-paced journey, despite its unusual concept.

The catchThere is little to do beyond crawling around, and solo play is punishingly slow.

Both are tagged Psychological Horror, Exploration and Singleplayer.

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Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1

81% positive from 1,193 reviews2023Deck Playable

This is a first-person survival horror game with procedural exploration and environmental puzzle-solving. It features a surreal, mundane horror atmosphere and emphasizes player agency in navigating its shifting environments.

The catchMost levels are empty and repetitive, long stretches of walking with nothing to do.

Both are tagged Psychological Horror, Exploration and Horror.

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More about The Complex: Expedition

What players liked

Players praise its Kane Pixels-style Backrooms experience, offering an immersive, terrifying, and atmospheric walking simulator akin to Bioshock.

The catch

Mostly walking with no real threats or puzzles

Reviews: 90% positive from 2,555
Released: 2025
Finish it: 6% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Unsupported
Price: Lowest ever $9.99 (2023-07-18)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 90% positive, but with 2,555 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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